Re: Rare earth magnets for holding stuff on table and band saw




"Leon" <removespamlcb11211@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Cyrille de Brébisson" <cyrille@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> hello,
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>> I was wondering how effective are rare earth magnets to hold stuff on
>> table saw such as feather boards and the like. and what size of magnets
>> to use?
>>
>> thanks, cyrille
>>
> They work well if attached properly. The trouble though is that they
> still slide along the surface quite easily.
>

I put some heavy duty double sided tape on the magnet and it doesn't slide.
FWIW I scrounge old microwave ovens and get out the two donut magnets that
are in the magnetron unit.. these magnets have uses all over the shop.

larry

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Columbia, MO
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